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The difficult & extraneous word finder helps you write clearly and concisely by identifying possible weak points in your prose, including rare words, hard words, adverbs and extra hedge words.

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Sentences with passive voice construction tends to contain extra words when compared to its active voice counterpart. Extra words make for longer sentences which can be more difficult to understand. Use Passive Voice Detector to find these overly wordy sentences.

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About the Readability Analyzer

What is Readability? Readability refers to the ease in which a passage of written text can be understood. It is often used in assessing the suitability of a text for an audience. Some states even have requirements that legal documents and health care documents must met strict readability thresholds in order to be accessible to a wide audience. If you want to get your ideas across to the largest audience possible, it is worth spending some time thinking about readability.

Readability metrics, such as the Flesch-Kincaid and Gunning Fog index, are algorithmic heuristics used for estimating readability. Many work by counting words, sentences and syllables while others use lists of already scored words.

Keep in mind that readability is not a measure of writing quality and that these heuristics are only estimates of a passages readability.

This Readability Analyzer estimates the readability of a passage of text using the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease , Gunning Fog Index , Kincaid Grade Level , SMOG formula and Dale–Chall Score and Fry Reading Graph metrics. Which one's right for you? That will depend partially on your domain and writing style. Different readability metrics flag difficult words in different manners. For example, the Fog index considers words with more than three syllables difficult, where Dale-Chall has a list of easily recognizable words. We suggest using a few different samples of text and going with the metrics that more closely align with human evaluations.

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Improving Readability. We recommend focusing on the passage as a whole, rather than individual sentences when looking to improve readability. Be careful when iteratively tweaking a passage not to fall into the trap of writing for the formula. Writing to the formula could lead passages that contain shorter, choppy sentences that are actually more difficult to read despite receiving a better score.

We have provided two tools to aid rewriting a passage. The Difficult and Extraneous Word Finder can be used to explore vocabulary. It identifies rare words, and long polysyllabic words with more than three syllables which may be harder for an audience to understand. The Difficult and Extraneous Word finder also finds extraneous words, such as adverbs and double hedge words which may make a sentence needlessly longer. Passive Voice Detector identifies sentences with passive structure. Passive voice is common in the scientific literature because it places the emphasis on the object being investigated rather than the author doing the investigation. Sentences with passive voice construction, however, tend to be longer, and harder to read.

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Can Your Readers Understand Your Writing?

A readability checker helps ensure that your writing isn’t too simplified or too complex for your readers. By giving you an approximate grade level or readability score, you can ensure that your content is easily understood by your target audience and that they’re getting the most value possible out of the information you’re sharing.

Which Readability Formulas are Best?

There is no “one size fits all” readability score. Different readability formulas work best with different types of content. Some are tuned toward educational content and grade levels while others are designed for more technical writing.

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The “prevailing wisdom” is WRONG about the reading score you should aim at for Google. Knowing how your content or writing ranks on a readability index helps make your content more visually digestible to your readers. Resulting in content that is able to be understood and acted upon. ‍ Good readability also keeps the search engines coming back for more and sites with a good readability score tend to rank better than those who do not. See our study on search engine ranking and readability .

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From Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, the Automated readability Index, the Coleman Liau Index, Gunning Fox, to everywhere in between, our readability checker analyzes your writing across a number of readability checkers, including:

The Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease formula is designed to assess the readability of a text by examining the average sentence length and syllables per word. Higher scores indicate easier to read text, This formula is a very popular tool for evaluate content accessibility.

RE = 206.835 – (1.015 x ASL ) – (84.6 x ASW )

Where RE is Reading Ease, ASL is the average sentence length, and ASW is the average number of syllables per word.

An extension of the reading ease formula. The Flesch Kincaid Grade Level translates the reading ease score to the equivalent U.S. school grade level. This enables authors to gauge the complexity of their writing for a specific audience, ensuring clear communication. GL = (0.39 x ASL ) + (11.8 x ASW ) – 15.59

Where GL is Grade Level, ASL is the average sentence length, and ASW is the average number of syllables per word.

The Gunning Fog Index is a readability metric that accounts for sentence length and the number of complex words, which are defined as words with three or more syllables. A higher score indicates a more difficult text. GFI = 0.4 x ( ASL + PHW )

Where GFI is Gunning Fog Index, ASL is the average sentence length, and PHW is the percentage of hard words (words with three or more syllables).

The Simplified Measure of Gobbledygook ( SMOG ) Index estimates the years of education needed to comprehend a text by analyzing the number of polysyllabic words in a sample. It is often used for evaluating the readability of healthcare and legal documents.

SMOG = 1.043 x √(30 x PDW ) + 3.1291

Where SMOG is the SMOG Index and PDW is the number of polysyllabic words per 30 sentences.

This formula assesses text readability by analyzing syllable patterns and word frequency data.

First get a sample of 100 words. GL = 0.0778( ASL ) + 0.0455( NS ) – 2.2029

Where GL is grade level, ASL is average sentence length and NS is number of syllables

The FORCAST Grade level formula measures text readability based on the frequency of single syllable words.

First get a sample of 150 words. FORCAST = 20 – ( NOSW / NTW )

Where NOSW is the number of one-syllable words, and NTW is the total number of words in the sample.

This formula considered the number of characters per word and sentences per 100 words to estimate the U.S. grade level required to understand a text. It is unique in that it doesnt rely on syllable counts making it an efficient formula. CLI = (0.0588 x L ) – (0.296 x S ) – 15.8

Where CLI is the Coleman-Liau Index , L is the average number of characters per 100 words, and S is the average number of sentences per 100 words.

This formula uses characters per word and words per sentence to determine the readability of a text. We convert the results to the U.S. Grade level. ARI = (4.71 x CHW ) + (0.5 x WPS ) – 21.43

Where ARI is the Automated Readability Index , CHW is the average number of characters per word, and WPS is the average number of words per sentence.

This formula incorporates sentence length and percentage of difficult words, which are those not found in a pre defined list of 3,000 familiar words. DC = (0.1579 x PDW ) + (0.0496 x ASL )

Where DC is the Dale-Chall Readability Grade , PDW is the percentage of difficult words, and ASL is the average sentence length.

This formula is specifically designed to analyze texts aimed at young readers, typically grades 1 – 3. By looking at sentence length and unfamiliar words we can determine the rough age at which a reader would need to be for the text. SRG = ( ASL + PDW ) / 2

Where SRG is the Spache Readability Grade , ASL is the average sentence length, and PDW is the percentage of difficult words.

The Linsear Write Grade formula evaluates text readability by focusing on the number of simple and complex words in a sample of 100 words.

First collect a sample passage of 100 words. LWG = ( SIMW + ( COMW x 3))

Where LWG is the Linsear Write Grade, SIMW is the number of simple words, COMW is the number of complex words, and NTW is the total number of words in the sample.

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Breaking up content into shorter, more digestible sentences and paragraphs will make it easier to understand. Long sentences and paragraphs can be overwhelming for reading, increasing the likelihood they lose interest in the content.

Avoid technical jargon and complex vocabulary

Using technical jargon can push people away from your content, especially if they are new or unfamiliar with the topic. This kind of writing can be a real barrier to entry for new users. Try to use more simple and clear language to keep a reader engaged with the content and retain information.

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Sentences written in active voice are more direct and less confusing than that of passive voice; this will help readers to be more interested and engaged in the article.

Vary sentence structure

Using a mix of long and short sentences can add variety and interest to the writing. Varying the sentence structure can also help emphasize important points and create a more dynamic and engaging writing style.

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When writing, it’s essential to consider the audience and write in a way that is appropriate and accessible to them. Writing for an adult academic audience, for example, will require a different writing style than when writing for a younger audience.

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You’ll hear them called by many different names including readability tests, readability scanner, readability index and similar terms. All of them refer to either the process itself or the resulting score that you get telling you how readable your content is. 

The readability number you get will depend on your target audience. If you’re writing a presentation for a group of nuclear engineers, you’d obviously want a higher readability score than if you were presenting to a group of college-bound high school students. Plus, different readability checkers look at different parts of your writing or web page to determine readability – some look at sentence length, others look at the words used. This can help you understand the “big picture” of the readability of your content.

A readability index is the measurement of how understandable your text is to your target audience. Different experts have taken different approaches to measure this, ranging from the number of complex syllables in a word to the number of words in a sentence. No one way is better than the other, but all of them are unique and give you a 360-degree view of how your writing is evaluated according to similar pieces of content in terms of readability.

Getting the big picture of the readability of your content is vital not just to improve audience engagement, but also for your organic ranking in the search engines. When people can read, understand and act on your content, they’re more likely to recommend it, share it with others and consistently come back for more. Having a wide range of readability tests allow you to make sure that every piece you write is the best it can be.

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What's Readability?

Readability scores are a way to measure whether written information is likely to be understood by the intended reader.

Text that scores a readability grade level of 8 or better (8 or below) will be readable by around 85% of the general public.

Readable supports several different readability formulas , but if you are not sure where to start then the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level is a good, all-purpose algorithm.

Readability Grade Levels

Originally created to analyze the readability of technical material. Now used widely and highly regarded for its reliability. Suitable for the grading of a wide range of writing and for all ages. [1975]

Suitable for a wide range of material and especially for business writing and publishing. Grading suitable for all ages. [1952]

A character-calculated formula suitable for a wide range of texts and for all ages, and especially useful within education. [1975]

Applicable to a range of texts and ages but has been proven particularly useful in healthcare literature. [1969]

A character-calculated formula suitable for a wide range of texts and ages but proven especially useful in technical writing. [1967]

A vocabulary-calculated formula, especially useful for technical writing. [1973]

Calculated with sentence length and syllables as variables, this formula is best used to calculate readability in elementary grade texts. [1958]

Rix is calculated with word length and sentence length as variables. It is an evolution from the Lix formula, and produces a grade level. [1983]

The US grade level is calculated using sentences and letters as variables. This formula is best used for grading middle school level texts. [1977]

A score of "n/a" indicates the result for this text was outside the range this algorithm is capable of scoring.

Sentences and syllables are used as variables. Fry originally created the formula to analyze high school educational texts, but now it's useful for all US grade levels of text, including college level. [1963]

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Readable's bespoke rating system grades you from A to E for readability. Text aimed at the general public should be grade B or better.

This was originally created in education research but is now used for a variety of purposes, including by government bodies and policy writers. [1948]

Scores are typically between 0 and 100. Higher scores indicate better readability, with a good score being 60 or over.

Used to evaluate language skills. It has been used by government bodies to allow their content to reach a wide range of people with varying language comprehension. [1989]

A grade of B2 means text will be understood by adults with conversational English.

A standardized test for English language proficiency. This algorithm is designed for you to keep ESL readers in mind. [1980]

A grade of 6 means text will be understood by adults with conversational English.

Spache is a readability test for English best for texts up to fourth-grade level. For grading texts aimed at older children for readability, the Dale-Chall test is more suitable. [1952]

Based on a familiar word list, this analyzes how readable a text is for fourth grade and up. As well as being useful in elementary education, it also has important use in the accessibility of content. [1995]

A score of - is roughly equivalent to grade - .

Lix is calculated with word length and sentence length as variables. It was formulated to take into account the readability of non-English reading materials. [1968]

Scores are typically between 0 and 100. Lower scores indicate better readability, with a good score being 40 or below.

Useful for a range of texts but particularly for technical material. Sometimes incorrectly called "Linsear Write". [1966]

Scores are typically between 0 and 100. Good readability is a score of 70-80, with higher scores indicating overly simple text and lower scores indicating poor readability.

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Spelling mistakes can cause the reader to lose track of what they are reading as they have to pause to work out what was intended.

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Grammar mistakes interfere with the flow of text. A well-written sentence with words out of the familiar or expected order can still be hard to read.

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Readability Issues

Long sentences can be difficult to keep track of and too many can be fatiguing for the user. Try to use mostly short sentences in your writing.

Long words which contain a lot of syllables are hard to read and to say. Try to use short words where possible.

Long words which contain a lot of letters are hard to read and to say. Try to use short words where possible.

Writing Style Issues

Passive voice can make what you are writing less engaging to the reader, compared to the active voice. For example, instead of "the door was closed by the man", it might be better to say "the man closed the door".

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Adverbs are worth avoiding where possible, as they can usually be replaced by more active verbs. For example, instead of saying "they ran quickly", it might be better to say "they sprinted".

Clichés are phrases which have been overused and can appear unoriginal. Try to avoid using clichés where possible.

Text Density Issues

Reach is a measure of the proportion of your target audience that can read your content easily. it is currently calibrated against the literate general public, so a reach of 100% means your content is readable by about 85% of the public (that being the percentage that are literate). "> reach.

Reach is a measure of the proportion of your target audience that can read your content easily. It is currently calibrated against the literate general public, so a reach of 100% means your content is readable by about 85% of the public (that being the percentage that are literate).

Tone analysis gives an idea of how formal or how conversational the text looks. Conversational text uses more pronouns and fewer prepositions, among other differences. "> Tone

Tone analysis gives an idea of how formal or how conversational the text looks. Conversational text uses more pronouns and fewer prepositions, among other differences.

Sentiment analysis gives an idea of whether the text uses mostly positive language, negative language, or neutral language. For longer pieces, the text is split into three to give sentiment analysis for the beginning, middle and end of the piece. "> Sentiment

Sentiment analysis gives an idea of whether the text uses mostly positive language, negative language, or neutral language. For longer pieces, the text is split into three to give sentiment analysis for the beginning, middle and end of the piece.

Personalism is the measure of the degree to which you are writing about the reader, rather than yourself. Improve the personalism of your writing by using words like 'you' and 'your' rather than 'we' or 'our'. "> Personalism

Personalism is the measure of the degree to which you are writing about the reader, rather than yourself. Improve the personalism of your writing by using words like 'you' and 'your' rather than 'we' or 'our'.

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The time it would take for the average person to read this text, at a rate of 225 words per minute.

The time it would take for the average person to say this text aloud, at a rate of 125 words per minute.

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The first thing you can see in the readability score checker is obviously a readability score calculator. It uses several combined tests and their unique characteristic to say what exactly you can do with your text. Is it easy to read? What sort of audience can read it? Our readability score is based on Flesch Reading Ease, Flesh Kinkaid Grade Level, SMOG Index, Gunning Fog Score, and Automated Readability Index. It's totally okay if those words make no sense. But we will also touch upon major terms.

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So what exactly happens when you check readability online? Well, when our tool starts working it turns on an online readability assessment that uses the factors below for your results:

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It is a perfect platform to test your writing level for several reasons. There are dozens of readability test tools out there but by choosing this one you've got many guarantees.

We come back to the methods and techniques later. Continue with us!

Are you curious about formulas that our online readability calculator uses? We've got you covered. It combines a variety of characteristics and tests that provide the best possible results. Similar formulas are integrated in our essay rater . We also try to combine all those formulas into readability tools that satisfy every request. So are you looking for a readability test free? We have a Flesch Kincaid readability test online available that features an easy interface and the best quality. To give context, we've created sections below.

Are you familiar with the Flesch reading ease calculator? It's a good thing that we are then because it can help you out. Our Flesch reading ease test online calculates using several characteristics:

Weighting the aforementioned factors helps our machine check how complex your text is. Funny enough, the system itself was actually created by the U.S. Navy. Now you're enjoying all its benefits and improving the quality of your piece for readers.

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The Flesch-Kincaid readability tool is not far from the previous tool. They were actually invented simultaneously and use similar characteristics. Flesch Kincaid readability calculator also evaluates:

However, their value this time is slightly different. It also counts the total number of words and sentences. With precise mathematical calculations, it can tell you what people can read your text. Flesch Kincaid grade level online is easily accessed here. So there's no need to look anywhere else!

Our readability software can do so much more than we have already talked about. Gunning Fog index allows us to evaluate:

It is much more simple than it sounds: short sentences with equally short words get higher scores because they are easier. "Fog" is added to the text if a person doesn't understand what they are waiting about. In other words: the simpler the better. So make sure you test your document's readability now to show how well you know your topic or have an expert " do my assignment ". Avoid fog and achieve clarity!

Automatic readability checker asses written pieces quite similar to other tools using:

So when you check readability online the test runs a couple of formulas. For example, if your index is 10 — the text is perfect for high school students. Depending on the index, the text will fit varied categories and ages. The same principle is applied for other similar techniques and formulas. We just combine them all together into one excellent test.

Our best automatic readability checker does not shy away from using the SMOG index. What would you ask? Well, it stands for Simple Measure of Gobbledygook. Did not help much, now did it? Let's put it in a different way. When we are assessing readability, we also estimate the years of education the average person needs to understand any piece of writing. That's how this tool works:

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Now that you know how to use the readability test tool, it's a perfect time to analyze the score you might get. Here is a table for reference.

Readability is a characteristic of a text. It shows whether people can read one's text with ease. There are different levels of this characteristic depending on the intended target audience. It is obvious that 6th graders have easier language and less complexity than graduate ones. Therefore, the level of language has also been used here.

Now that we know what readability is we can talk about its importance. Why do we care about and create special tools? It is rather simple. If the text is hard to comprehend, many people will just stop reading. Your thoughts will be lost even if they are interesting, and they will simply remain unheard. By improving this characteristic you will make sure your voice is heard.

You surely want to know how we calculate the readability index. Here we use a variety of formulas that are balanced and combined to create one unified tool. There are several steps that our machine takes. For example, short sentences are usually easier to comprehend than long ones. The same goes with simple, short words, commonly known words when compared to specific terms or old-fashioned words.

Depending on your readability score, different people will understand your text. 50 is not usually recommended as a good score. We would say that 60-70 is much better. So make sure you analyze your text!

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Does this ring a bell? You are reading something, perhaps a new article or a particularly lengthy email. Then, you suddenly realize that you’ve repeatedly been reading the same sentence. You understand the meaning of each word, yet you cannot seem to internalize the information. 

Readers may become stuck in a particular sentence for a variety of reasons, but frequently the issue is that the sentence is too long and complex. In other words, it is difficult to read.

This type of issue can be difficult to identify. A sentence or words can be grammatically correct but difficult to comprehend. Here, readability scores come into play.

What Is a Writing Level Detector?

The writing level detector is a type of readability indicator that predicts how difficult each sentence is to read among a crowd of sentence-length texts. 

Writing level detectors take a piece of your writing and assess the number of sentences, words, syllables, and characters in it. These formulas below will tell you the reading level and grade level of your text and help you figure out if your audience will be able to read what you’ve written.

Writing Level Detector: Tools for Determining Your Writing Level

If you are writing for children, teens, or adults, you will want a writing level that matches your intended audience. Educational publishing journals, novel and short story publishers, textbook publishers, and writers publishing with children and teens typically use a 6-8 grade level. 

A 7-9 grade level is often a good fit if you’re writing for high school or college. So how do you find your writing level?

These free readability formula analysis tools below will assess your content or grammar, and generate findings based on their calculations. The tools will also assist you in determining the reading level of your material and words used.

1. The Flesch Reading Ease Formula

The Flesch Reading Ease formula gives a number between 0 and 100. A higher score means that the text is easier to read. A document’s Flesch Reading Ease score is somewhere between 6 and 70. 

Generally, a 5th grader can assimilate texts with scores between 90 and 100. With a score of 60–70, 8th and 9th graders can decode the documents. With a score of 0–30, college graduates can digest the documents.

2. The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level

The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level gives a U.S. school grade level. This means that the average student in that grade level can read the text. For example, a score of 7.4 means that a typical student in the 7th grade would understand the text.

3. The Fog Scale (Gunning FOG Formula)

Like the Flesch scale, the Fog Scale (Gunning FOG Formula) compares the number of syllables and the length of sentences. A Fog score of 5 means the text is easy to read. 10, 15, or 20 means it is tough to read. Foggy words are words with three or more syllables, just like the name says.

4. The SMOG Index

The SMOG Index gives a U.S. school grade level. This means that the average student in that grade level can read the text. For example, a score of 7.4 means that a typical student in the 7th grade would understand the text.

5. The Coleman-Liau Index

The Coleman-Liau Index uses characters instead of syllables to measure the length of each word and sentence. With this formula, you can get a grade. For example, 10.6 means that your text is right for a high school student in the 10th or 11th grade.

6. The Automated Readability Index

The Automated Readability Index gives you a number about the same as the grade level you need to digest the text. For example, if the ARI outputs the number 3, it means that third-grade students (ages 8–9) should be able to comprehend the text.

7. The Linsear Write Formula

 The Linsear Write Formula is a readability formula for English text. It was first made for the US Air Force to help them figure out how easy their technical manuals were to comprehend. 

Linsear Write Formula is made to determine the US grade level of a piece of writing based on the length of the sentences and the number of words with three or more syllables.

When you’re writing, it is important to read your own work to check if it is as engaging as possible. This occurs not only for your audience but for yourself as well. Using a writing detector is a great way to track and improve your process and ensure that you are writing in a manner that is more inviting and clear for a wide audience .

There are a lot of writing detectors out there. Most of them rely on formulas and are pretty complicated. We have collected a sample of the most popular ones into a short guide. Today is the best time to start afresh!  

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Flesch-Kincaid online readability tool is among the best available tools to assess a student’s level of education. The Flesch-Kincaid readability calculator measures a text's level of readability using a mathematical formula. Each text syllable is given a rating from 0-100. Less than 100 indicates difficulty. A level of academic literacy that ranges from 72 up to 100 is considered to be easy.

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The Fog scale can be used to assess the text difficulty level. This tool offers results based on a word length and sentence structure of a text. It allows for determining the grade level of your text.

It is possible to determine the level of readability in a piece of writing by evaluating its complexity and length. Fog online readability scale can also be called the Gunning Fog readability formula or Fog index. It includes two components:

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The Coleman-Liau index is a sentence readability checker that measures how easily a reader can understand a piece of text. It was created in the 1960s by Meri Coleman and T. L. Liau (both linguists). Now it is used to calculate the U.S. Office of Education Grade Level Estimate.

The Coleman-Liau index can be used to assess the readability of any text if it is done correctly. It provides a rough estimate of how easily a reader will understand a text if it contains at least 300 words. However, the Coleman-Liau index provides valuable teaching tools and a few drawbacks. It is hard to evaluate and can make mistakes.

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The automated readability index (ARI) is a readability index calculator that provides a unique reading level rating. It was developed by the US military in 1967. This algorithm uses the American grade system. Aside from determining an average readability level for a text’s content, ARI can also be used to identify a grade of that material.

ARI evaluates a text’s readability quality using a counting system and compares that count to a grade. The more complicated a word, the higher its difficulty. ARI utilizes the following formulas: SMOG; Fog count; and Flesch reading ease formula. It uses similar principles to assess the document's readability.

ARI measures a character count per word while the Coleman Liau index uses syllables. Both of these methods are equally accurate. Though, ARI is more diverse than the Coleman-Liau index. Using a broader sample of text increases ARI accuracy.

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You can check your text’s readability online with our tool whenever you would like. The index will be calculated based on several readability methods, among them: Flesch reading ease formula, Flesch Kincaid reading ease and grade level, Coleman-Liau index, Gunning Fog score, and automated readability index.

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When Word finishes checking the spelling and grammar and errors corrected, you can choose to display information about the reading level of the document, including readability scores according to the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level test and Flesch Reading Ease test .  Understand readability scores.

When you're using Word for Microsoft 365, you can quickly see readability statistics for your document.

Open your Word document.

Select the  Home  tab.

Choose  Editor , and then go to  Document stats .

Word will open a window that shows you information about the statistics and reading level of your document.

Important:  This feature is only available for Microsoft 365 customers receiving updates on the Current Channel. If you have questions about what update channel you're currently on, reach out to your organization's IT admin or see Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps .

Go to File > Options .

Select Proofing .

Under When correcting spelling and grammar in Word , make sure to select the  Check grammar with spelling check box.

Select Show readability statistics .

Return to your document.  

Select Spelling & Grammar . 

Correct or ignore any spelling or grammar corrections, and then Word opens the Readability Statistics window with information about the reading level of the document.

On the browser toolbar, select Word > Preferences .

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Correct or ignore any spelling or grammar corrections, then Word will open the Readability Statistics window with information about the reading level of your document.

Understand readability scores

Each readability test bases its rating on the average number of syllables per word and words per sentence. The following sections explain how each test scores your file's readability.

Flesch Reading Ease test

This test rates text on a 100-point scale. The higher the score, the easier it is to understand the document. For most standard files, you want the score to be between 60 and 70.

The formula for the Flesch Reading Ease score is:

206.835 – (1.015 x ASL) – (84.6 x ASW)

ASL = average sentence length (the number of words divided by the number of sentences)

ASW = average number of syllables per word (the number of syllables divided by the number of words)

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level test

This test rates text on a U.S. school grade level. For example, a score of 8.0 means that an eighth grader can understand the document. For most documents, aim for a score of approximately 7.0 to 8.0.

The formula for the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score is:

(.39 x ASL) + (11.8 x ASW) – 15.59

Understand how languages affect readability scores

The languages that you use in a document can affect how your Office program checks and presents readability scores. 

If you set up Word to check the spelling and grammar of text in other languages, and a document contains text in multiple languages, Word displays readability statistics for text in the last language that was checked. For example, if a document contains three paragraphs — the first in English, the second in French, and the third in English — Word displays readability statistics for the English text only.

For some European languages within an English document, Word displays only information about counts and averages, not readability.

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How to test the "readability" of your writing in microsoft word or outlook.

Microsoft Word and Outlook have long featured the ability to view "readability" statistics for what you're writing, so you know how simple or complex you're writing is.

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Microsoft Word and Outlook have long featured the ability to view "readability" statistics for what you're writing, so you know how simple or complex you're writing is. This can help ensure your writing is readable enough for your intended audience.

In older versions of Word, the feature was just a click away on your status bar. In versions starting with 2013, you have to enable the feature first, and then access it by running a spell and grammar check.

Checking spelling and grammar in Word and Outlook happen in the Proofing Panel , and offer a fairly solid way of proofing documents. There are some better grammar-checking add-ins for Office out there, but even if you have those enabled, you'll still need to enable the built-in grammar checking to be able to use the readability statistics. Whether that's worth it is really up to you. And if you don't mind having grammar checking active, but just prefer not to be distracted by the squiggly underlines while you work, you can always turn off spelling and grammar checking while you type .

Related: How to Turn Off Spell Check as You Type in Microsoft Office

To access readability statistics in Word, you'll first need to turn the feature on. In Word, click the File tab and then click Options. In the Options window, select the Proofing tab. Enable both the "Check grammar with spelling" and "Show readability statistics" check boxes. Click OK when you're finished.

The process is similar in Outlook. Click the File tab and then click Options. In the Options window, select the Mail tab and then click the "Spelling and Autocorrect" button.

In the Editor Options window, select the Proofing tab. Enable both the "Check grammar with spelling" and "Show readability statistics" check boxes and then click OK.

Note that in both Word and Outlook, you can deselect the options for checking spelling and grammar errors as you type if you find that distracting.

Now that you've enabled reading statistics, checking the readability score of a document or a selection of text is simple. All you have to do is run a spell and grammar check. You can select specific text to check, or make sure nothing is selected to check the whole document. Initiate a spelling and grammar check by hitting F7 or by clicking the Proofing button in the status bar at the bottom of the window.

Run through the spell and grammar check and, when you're done, the Readability Statistics window will pop up.

The window shows you some basic statistics like word and character counts, along with some averages like sentences per paragraph. In the Readability section, you'll see two scores: Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. Both scores are based on formulas that account for average sentence length (ASL) and average syllables per word (ASW).

• Flesch Reading Ease . This score rates the readability of your text on a 100-point scale, with higher scores being easier to read. Scores from 0-60 are typically regarded as college or college graduate level and fairly difficult to read. Scores from 60-80 are regarded as reasonably easy to read and written in plain English. Most professional documents fall into this range. Higher scores than 80 are regarded as easy to read for kids.
• Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level . This scores rates the readability of text based on U.S. school grade levels. A score of 4.0, for example, means writing that can be understood by a fourth grader. Most professional documents fall somewhere in the range of 7.0-11.0.

And if you like knowing the math behind things, the formula used for determining the Flesch Reading Ease score is:

206.835 -- (1.015 x ASL) -- (84.6 x ASW)

The formula used in determining the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score is:

(.39 x ASL) + (11.8 x ASW) -- 15.59

And that's it! It's a simple feature to enable and use and, while you may not want to base everything you write on readability scores, they can still be a handy tool for making sure you're hitting the right audience with your writing.

How to Find Your Document's Readability Score in Microsoft Word

Is your writing smarter than a fifth grader's? Your report, manual, or any other kind of document should match the reading level of your intended audience. You don't want to compose an article for graduate students that is written at an elementary school level. In a couple of clicks, you can find the readability score in Microsoft Word  and make sure the reading level is on point.

Microsoft Word can display the readability score for both the Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaide Grade Level formulas, two of the most commonly used and accurate measures of readability. The higher the Flesch Reading Ease score, the easier it is for most people to understand the document. The Flesch-Kincaide Grade Level score represents the number of years of education generally required to understand the text.

To quickly see the reading level of your Word document or selection of text:

1. Go to File > Options.

2. In the Proofing tab, check the following options:

• Check grammar with spelling
• Show readability statistics

3. Click OK.

4. Click to Review > Spelling & Grammar to check your document for spelling or grammatical errors and also see the readability level of your document.

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With these settings changes, you'll see more readability statistics for your Word document every time you check the document's spelling and grammar.

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